A full round-up of this evening's action will have to wait until the morning as it is after midnight here and I am not long back to the hotel after a visit to the school where the team have their accommodation - and very nice it is too!
The highlight of the day's action was a double first - the first medal of the Games for the athletics team, which was also Darren Gray's first individual medal of his Games career. He ran brilliantly to take the bronze medal in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9.47 - a pb by over 13 seconds and his first sub-10 minute clocking. He followed the pre-race plan to the letter (other than running a few seconds faster than planned!), and was rapidly closing in on Guernsey's Lee Garland in the finishing straight. A superb performance and a just reward for a year of total commitment and dedication.
A summary of all the IOM performances tonight, many only just outside the medal positions:
Men's 400m Hurdles Final - Michael Haslett 4th, 55.93
Women's 100m Final - Danielle Ross 5th, 13.05
Men's 200m Final - Tom Riley 4th, 22.01
Women's Long Jump Final - Hollie Bass 8th, 4.86m
Men's 3000m S/Chase Final - Darren Gray 3rd, 9.47.07
Women's 10000m Final - Gail Griffiths 6th, 39.57.60
Women's Javelin Final - Marit Zahkna 5th, 28.01
More tomorrow morning. The only 2 events that our athletes are involved with in the 1st session at the track are both 4x100m relay teams, and there are high hopes for them both.
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